Wednesday, March 29, 2017

King of Swords - He is not so bad after all

I really felt like
blogging this morning so I picked up my trusted Original Rider Waite and
pulled …oh no, not him… The King of Swords. My earlier enthusiasm dropped in an
instant. What to do now? Pick another card? Chose another deck? Often when
resistance towards a card is so strong
it says more about us then about the card itself.

So what feeling
is he stirring within me when he looks at me with piercing eyes, while sitting on this throne, holding his sword firmly in
his hand?

The strict
teacher, always being judged, never being good enough, a warning finger,
criticism, he sometimes feels like a nightmare version of Santa.

Just yesterday
I thought that a gentle reminder list could be more efficient for me than a todo
list with boxes to tick off. But today it almost feels like he doesn’t agree with this at all. But then I realized
this king is a part of my personality: My inner critical Ellen. Always on the
lookout to find something I messed up or
failed to do.

Luckily like
all tarot cards this King has also positive traits, So for today I am going to list as many as I can think of or find in my reference
books:

12 comments:

You are right! When we have a strong reaction to a card there is something to think on. Don't let that King push you around too much today. Easy does it and if he doesn't like the pace you set for yourself, he can get off his throne and help.

:) This king knows exactly what he wants and has a plan to accomplish his goals. Your mention of to-do lists and gentle reminders reflected on my process of the last year, so I thought I'd mention it. Getting Things Done by David Allen has changed my life, and continues to do so. If you feel overwhelmed by what you need/have to do, this may be a system for you. After finally catching up, I've changed up the process slightly, but it's still a version of his method. Of course, Miracle Morning began my journey. Hope you had a good day with the energies of this king. :)

Thank you so much Cher, I will certainly look into the system of David Allen. I do know that he loves to write things down which I also love. I like making lists in my Travelers notebook (planner) to keep my head unclutteredMiracle morning.... that will be listed somewhere too :)Happy to hear you got things under control thanks to these two systems!

It's interesting, that sword looks like a wagging finger, as it's not held up straight and true. Yet, I've heard people describe it as him being about making decisions, even if they aren't perfect. Both sides of the coin, just in that one symbol. Isn't the tarot marvelous :D

I liked your approach of looking for the positive, and in such a rational way ;)